Calling the inspector general's report "very concerning," Shell President Marvin Odum said today he has started an investigation to make sure there wasn't "inappropriate behavior within my company."
September 12th, 2008:
Shell begins probe in response to fraternization report
Shell extends force majeure on Nigeria Bonny exports
LONDON (MarketWatch) --Royal Dutch Shell PLC Friday said it has extended a force majeure until further notice on Nigerian Bonny oil exports after new problems were discovered during ongoing repair work that followed a militant attack late-July on its energy infrastructure.
US government staff ‘had sex and drugs with energy firm employees’
The oil companies named in his report to Congress included a US arm of Royal Dutch Shell. The company said it would be premature to comment on the report until it could review its content.
There are now 1,550 articles about the boring Sex, Drugs and Oil story involving Shell
MMS Chicks Drilling for Dollars and Drugs
Washington Post, United States – 14 hours ago
The IG report cites one email from a Shell Pipeline representative to a royalty agency employee, asking her to attend a tailgating party at a football game: …
Video: Gov’t Officials Probed About Illicit Sex, Gifts AssociatedPressSex, Drugs And Oil Forbes
Big Easy comes up in Big Oil scandal The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com
International Herald Tribune – Tampabay.com
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IP pirate Shell enticing green pioneers to disclose innovative ideas
Green pioneers pitch for £40,000 of Shell funding
Small Business News
– 2nd September 2008
Small businesses with pioneering ideas to combat climate change are being offered the chance to win awards of up to £40K from Shell.
The Shell Springboard programme, now in its fourth year, will give six awards of between twenty and forty thousand pounds to SMEs in each of three UK regions Scotland and Northern Ireland; northern and central England; and Wales and southern England.
Businesses wishing to apply must have been established for at least three months, have fewer than 250 employees and be set up either as a soletrader, partnership, limited company or communityinterest company. To convince the judging panel, ideas must be innovative, lead to greenhouse gas reductions and be commercially viable. Shell UK chairman James Smith said;
Shell Ormen Lange Gas Field Won’t Reach Full Output Until 2010
Shell Ormen Lange Gas Field "Peak will be in 2010,'' Adam Newton, a spokesman for the operator, said in a phone interview from Shell's office in The Hague yesterday. StatoilHydro ASA, which managed the field until last year, had expected maximum production in 2009.
Interior scandal: It’s snake oil
The Interior Department needs to follow up by cleaning house and prosecuting those who broke the law. There should also be penalties for the oil companies -- they should pay fines or be banned from future participation.
In Bed With Big Oil
Yipes. This is so high on the sleaze scale it makes a taxpayer want to head for a hot shower.
Shell says Motiva Port Arthur refinery shuts due Ike
Shell says Motiva Port Arthur refinery shuts due Ike
GREENWASH & HOGWASH CHAMPIONS
Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:12pm EDT
HOUSTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Shell Oil Co (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research,Stock Buzz) said Thursday Motiva Enterprises 285,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery was shutting down on Thursday due to an eastward shift of Hurricane’s Ike forecast path.
Motiva is a joint-venture between Shell and Saudi Refining. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Louise Heavens)
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